As always, the January auction at Mecum Kissimmee provided much interesting fodder for commentary. I’ll concentrate on the at least fairly stock 1980s cars (and a few trucks) that sold (remember that this is not a no reserve auction) and add some of my opinions. Mecum Kissemmee is a huge event, so I’m going to separate my commentary into two posts—this second covers from Tuesday to Saturday.
Tuesday:
- 1988 red Chevrolet Corvette convertible—$6,000 hammer price
- 1982 Silver/Charcoal two-tone Chevrolet Corvette coupe—$10,000
- 1980 red Chevrolet Camaro Z28 coupe—at $13,000 the first car in this part of the auction to meet my criteria for serious 1980s collectability of original cars: selling for equal to or above its original base list price. I’ll mark these cars in bold green
- 1985 beige Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible with 82,000 miles—$11,500
- 1981 black Chevrolet Camaro Z28 coupe—$15,500 (more strong money for the last of the second generation F cars)
- 1988 white Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary coupe with 34,000 miles—$9,500 (the first of three 35th Anniversary’s sold)
- 1984 beige Jeep CJ-7 Laredo SUC with 99,000 miles—$10,500
- 1981 brown Cadillac Fleetwood sedan—$6,000
- 1980 Silver Chevrolet Corvette coupe—$13,000
- 1982 Silver Beige Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition coupe—$20,000
- 1986 white Mercedes-Benz 560SL convertible—$12,000
- 1983 blue Jeep CJ-7 SUV—$10,500
- 1982 orange Jeep Scrambler CJ-8 pickup truck—$24,000
Wednesday:
- 1984 red/white two-tone Ford Bronco SUV—$6,750
- 1987 blue/silver two-tone Chevrolet C10 pickup truck—$8,000
- 1981 black Jeep CJ-7 SUV—$9,000
- 1982 red Chevrolet Corvette coupe—$15,000
- 1986 red Jeep CJ-7 SUV—$17,500
- 1981 black Lincoln Mark VI sedan with 27,000 miles—$7,500
- 1987 red Ford Mustang convertible with 36,000 miles—$9,500
- 1989 red Buick Riviera coupe with 10,000 miles—$12,000
- 1981 silver (of course!) Delorean DMC-12 coupe with 10,000 miles—$29,000
- 1981 silver Chevrolet Corvette coupe—$9,500
- 1983 green Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler pickup truck—$20,000
- 1987 red BMW 635csi coupe—$7,500
- 1981 red Chevrolet Blazer custom SUV—$21,000
- 1982 white Chevrolet Corvette coupe with 28,000 miles—$14,500
- 1987 red Ferrari Testarossa coupe—$39,000
Thursday:
- 1987 white Zimmer Golden Spirit coupe with 34,000 miles—$20,000
- 1987 white Porsche 911 Cabriolet convertible with 44,000 miles—$37,000
- 1980 red Chevrolet Corvette coupe with 31,000 miles—$13,500
- 1987 blue Ford Mustang custom Saleen hatchback with 25,000 miles—$16,000
- 1983 red Porsche 911 coupe—$31,000
- 1981 Red/Dark Claret two-tone Chevrolet Corvette coupe—$15,700
- 1987 black Buick Grand National coupe with 35,000 miles—$18,000
- 1984 red Chevrolet Camaro Z28 coupe with 56,000 miles—$5,750
- 1986 silver/gray two-tone Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Aerocoupe coupe with 250 miles—$37,000 (real money for a one year only NASCAR homologation model)
- 1988 white Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary coupe with 46,000 miles—$16,000
- 1989 red Chevrolet Corvette convertible with 31,000 miles—$12,000
- 1987 black Buick GNX coupe with 10,000 miles—$67,000
Friday:
- 1988 white Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary coupe with 17,000 miles—$19,000
- 1986 white Chevrolet Corvette convertible—$10,500
- 1986 white Mercury Cougar convertible with 3,000 miles—$8,000
- 1986 white Porsche Slant Nose Cabriolet convertible—$34,000
- 1988 white Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet convertible—$60,000
- 1987 silver Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS coupe—$13,000
- 1984 white Datsun 300ZX Turbo coupe with 42,000 miles—at $14,000 one of the most interesting 1980s cars in this auction.
- 1988 white Chevrolet Corvette Callaway convertible with 93,000 miles—$25,000
- 1985 red Jeep CJ-7 SUV—$22,500
Saturday:
- 1985 black Porsche 930 Turbo coupe with 36,000 miles—$63,000
What do you think of this year’s results?
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